The text describes the 'heart of Polesia', i.e. Pinsk and Pinsk. The history of the latter in the context of the port is presented from around 1598, Jerzy Ossoliński and the desire to connect the Baltic and Black Seas by means of a canal are mentioned. Further history is the story of the Pinsk deputy Mateusz Butrymowicz, who was to be in charge of implementing these plans and whose work includes the digging of a canal connecting the Vistula with the Dnieper. The history of Pinsk itself, dating back to the 11th century, is also recalled. (Source: Tygodnik Illustrowany, Warsaw 1863, T:8, pp. 260-263., after: Digital Library of the University of Łódź)